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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Templates</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Generate RTF Documentation</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog enables you to create, edit and delete your own RTF style templates. You can also import RTF templates saved as XML files.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">At version 7.5 of Enterprise Architect, the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Normal.rtf</span><span class="f_BodyText"> template is included as a system template. This provides user-editable defaults of styles, numbering and other base formats. Any styles modified in </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Normal.rtf</span><span class="f_BodyText"> reflect in newly created templates. The template file is stored with the Enterprise Architect system directory. Use the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="rtfstyletemplateeditor.htm">RTF Style Template Editor</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> to open and modify the template, but ensure there is no body text when saved. A related feature in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">RTF Style Template Editor</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="fileandprintoptions.htm#upstyle">File | Update Styles</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option. This enables you to update existing templates to reflect any changes to </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Normal.rtf</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">In the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, System Engineering and Ultimate editions</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> of Enterprise Architect, if security is switched on, you must have </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="permissionlist.htm">Configure Resources</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> access permission to create RTF templates.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The tab has the following functions:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="201" style="width:201px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Delete a template</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="467" style="width:467px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Click on the template name and click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete </span><span class="f_Tabletext">button.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="201" style="width:201px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><a name="create"></a><span class="f_Tabletext">Create a new template</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="467" style="width:467px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New </span><span class="f_Tabletext">button. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">New Document Template</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog displays, on which you specify the template name and the name of any existing template to act as the base for the new template.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">To make it easier to get up and running, Enterprise Architect provides a basic template with default settings on which you can base new templates.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Modify the template as required, using the </span><span class="f_UIControl">RTF Style Template Editor.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="201" style="width:201px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Open the </span><span class="f_UIControl">RTF Style Template Editor</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="467" style="width:467px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Click on the template name and click on the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Edit </span><span class="f_Tabletext">button. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Document Template Editor </span><span class="f_Tabletext">screen displays, presenting the facilities of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">RTF Style Template Editor</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="201" style="width:201px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Import RTF Templates saved to XML files using the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Export Reference Data</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> menu option</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Import From Reference File</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Import Reference Data</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Select File</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button and browse for and select the required file.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Select Datasets to Import</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel, click on the required datasets.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Import</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to import the template.</span></li>
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<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The imported template displays in the list on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Templates</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> tab of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Generate RTF Documentation</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">There are two methods of exporting and importing RTF templates out of and into models:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If the template is in a batch file, export it using the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Export Reference Data</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> menu option and import it using the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Templates</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tab, as above.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If the template is a one-off copy, use the RTF Template Editor <a href="fileandprintoptions.htm">File</a> menu options, </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Export</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> and </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Import</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">.</span></li>
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